Telegram-herald., 1887-05-21
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The road. aside ffom os'eains ap this SEC
tion Of ooantrg, will be ths means u max
inx several important changes IA certain
parts Of the CITY, which sifi assist largely
Ia siyinE sffsnd Rapids tie lu0 90 poisals
ti0n 10 which this paper locks fofsard "a
fe0
The railroad officials are very rrticcns 30
the future changes but from Folnts drop
pei 81 them hers and ihers ths fELKskAs :
llEEALD ls enabled 10 briefly outline Tie
changes which ara ia contemplation hs tie
Chicago & West Michigan aud the Detroit,
llsnsing & Northern Railroads. and which
xlll be carried oat should 10 unlorseen
event trxuspire.
The d., l.. & ~ will enter the city 81 =
point neaF the present terminus 81 tie
Reeds Lake line. coming around the south
side II the lake Here il Is proposed -
erect : handsome brick depot aud durinE
The Summer boom she resort by bringing
excursions from ali along the line Ia sd-
ditlon 10 this the company viii ran train
every hour from the city. poiat which
will be appreciated not only oy Lake visit
or-, bat by those living IN Ise vicinity. wlo
are now forced % piod ihEoagh the snow 10
reach home during the Winter months
The purchase Dy the company ~ ten
acres of the WinsoT farm ia the southeast
pari Of the city, led many % believe that u
was the intention Of the rgilrosd 20 locate
their shops or other buildings there. This
however. is a mistaken idea The pur-
chase was made solely ~ a means Of getting
the right OF way Through the property, the
oalance OF the land will be pat on the
market "for actual settlers only"
The company has purchased the parcel Of
land, several acres. between South Division
81. and the q. X. 4 /. railroad trsck-the
Campau fArm-and here many important
industries will be added 10 this prosperous
section OF the city. The present shops Of
the d.. l. & n. road ara located a. loaia.
The recent sale Of the C.& w. n. car shops
az Mcskegon leaves them entirely without
place for this ali-importa1t work, and
Ionia would be unavailable. On thts prop
erty then IL seems an assured fact that the
Joint roads will build their car. machine
aud repair shops. erect suburban depot
and undoubtedly general Offices for the use
OF the Z. & W. NJ. combination which
will bring the surrounding property into
the market and furnish employment 20
several hundred men.
As soon as these arrangements are made
the companies viii then decide
in relation to placing on tue
-, .,h;ct, thsy hsva haar ff,nrs,v far Safna
time Such q move would be greatly appre-
ciated aud with stations af the Soldiers
Home, d. & NJ. Junction, Isonsrd-s'.. West
Bridge, the sPlaster Mills. South Division.
Easiest. and Reeds Lske-ss talked of-sn
immense amount OF travel would be ac-
corded 10 the suburbans and the benefits sc
curing 10 the public cannot be compated IN
dollars aud cents. General Aansger j. b.
Mulliken. Chief Engineer HcNesn aud
other officials spent Thursday ia the city
looking over the ground and discussing the
proposed changes.
The double track system Of the q. X. Il l.
and G. & w. NJ. railroads is now complete,
and on Sunday noon new time card gov
erning the roads will 20 into effect The
system extends from Mill Greek 10
| Winter-st., and as at present arranged,
thirtv-eight freight and passenger trains
pass oyer the tracks daily. Trains bound
north'take the right hand. or e. & w. h.
| track, and those bound south will take the
| left hand, or G.. T. & /. trSef. This ar
rangemen will be Of great convenience 20
the travelling public aud avoid ell side
| tracking or switching. as well as removing
all danger Of accidents for trains on the
two roads during about two hours Of the
| day, have heretofore run within I've or ten
minutes Of each other.
Col. W. A. Gavett, passenger agent Of the
c. & w. M. Railroad. returned yesterday
| from Detroit where ne attended a meeting
of the Michigan Passenger Agents Associa-
| ton. A great deal of business was transacted
n-d rates granted as follows: To
| state. County and District fairs. the same
reduced fares a. heretofore, the Western
Michigan fair, held in this city. was placed
on sn equal footing with the State fair. and
| half fare rstes made With free tFansports-
| ton for stock and exhibits. the rate 10 st.
| Louis. No. 20 the national encampmeDt oi
| the q. A. r., In September, was placed AZ
one fare fer the round trip for every body
| n the soma Of Veterans encampmenf 81
| Whitehall, June 7-l0 one lsre and q third.
The c. 4 ". n. will give the fret excar-
| sion Of the season. May 9th. 70 Benton
| Harbor. on which Occasion the rev steamer
/ Of the Graham 4 Morton line will 10
| launched aud christeneI Pare has been
| PLACED At one and q third rate, and psssen-
gers can return the same night or the Dsxi
morning.